Salte Trusche is a place dedicated to the arts, movement, and connection with ourselves and nature, created by the Open Culture Atlas association, founded in 2013.
We are on a hill surrounded by woods adjacent to the Selva del Lamone Nature Reserve, in Farnese, in the Tuscia area.
This central Italian region attracted us with its magical and unpredictable landscape, interwoven with woods, streams, olive groves, crops, nature trails, medieval villages with quaint local museums and archaeological sites from the late Neolithic to the Etruscan civilization… all traces of the past that deepen our gaze and invite us to a less abstract and disconnected perception of the present.
Here, amidst the beauty of nature and supported by permacultural resource management, our family of three plus a transient community of friends is committed to promoting a sustainable and creative lifestyle and the discovery of our unique gifts. At its core is the understanding that balance is based on continuous adaptation and that inner work with the courage of choosing how to flow in our path every day are the essential foundations for peaceful and nourishing coexistence with other living beings.
To be part of this project, the first step is to participate in one of the events we organise or to stay for two or more weeks as a volunteer, once we have assessed mutual compatibility during the application phase. We can accommodate 2-3 people at a time on the land, even with their own camper vans. There is also a lovely B&B in the immediate vicinity and other affordable accommodation just a few minutes’ drive away in the village.
The name Salte Trusche comes from a vision, somewhere between history and dream.
The “salte” are the steep ups and downs of the forest surrounding the hill on which we find ourselves, a typical feature of these places of ancient volcanic origin.
The term “trusche” aims to subvert the derogatory lexicon used to describe those who did not conform to the prevailing way of life, including disobedient children until a few decades ago. This usage dates back to the destruction of the Etruscan people at the hands of the Roman Empire, which coincided with the process that replaced the sacred power of nature as the inspiration for order with the political power of men, inspired by the idea of domination.
Salte Trusche, as illustrated by our logo, is the result of a vision: of children who, in ancient times as now, jump happily, freely, and creatively on the large tuff stones that still emerge and dot these inaccessible places of mystical beauty with magic.
Together we can reawaken that spirit, which still dwells and vibrates in our guts as it does in the soil, and experience time in its depth, feeling part of a long, very long journey.